James Aldridge

James Aldridge (* July 10 1918 in Swan Hill ) is an Australian writer.

Growing up in Swan Hill in Victoria, he moved to London in 1938 and became a journalist. However, are known in particular his novels for teens and adults who often play in the fictional Australian town of St. Helen and are settled in the 1930s. His novel, Ride a Wild Pony was filmed by Walt Disney; from My Brother Tom was a television series. Also, The True Story of Spit McPhee was filmed; Aldridge also won this book in 1986 the New South Wales Premier 's Literary Award and the Guardian Award. The True Story of Lilli Stubeck 1985 CBCA Book of the Year. The True Story of Lola Mackellar and The Wings of Kitty St Clair are the most recent novels set in St. Helen. 2003 The Girl from the Sea nominated for the CBCA Book of the Year and for the New South Wales Literary Award.

James Aldridge's books have been translated into 40 languages ​​. In addition to novels and short stories he wrote continue non-fiction texts and worked for television. In 1972 he was awarded by the Organization of International Journalists a gold medal for his journalistic work.

Aldridge now lives in Battersea, London.